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SWAMPLAND Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word swampland. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word swampland. (close relations)
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bog
verb, nounv, n
noun

• wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

verb

• cause to slow down or get stuck

• get stuck while doing something

fen
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China

• low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

marsh
nounn
noun

• low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

• United States painter (1898-1954)

• New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

mire
verbv
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• deep soft mud in water or slush

• a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

verb

• entrap

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• soil with mud, muck, or mire

moor
nounn
noun

• open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

• one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

verb

• secure in or as if in a berth or dock

• come into or dock at a wharf

• secure with cables or ropes

morass
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quag
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quagmire
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

slough
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a hollow filled with mud

• necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

• any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

• a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

verb

• cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

sump
nounn
noun

• an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

• a well or other hole in which water has collected

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

wetlands
nounn
noun

• a low area where the land is saturated with water

swamp
nounn
noun

• low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

• a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

verb

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

Best Hypernyms For SWAMPLAND

Here is a list of related hypernyms for swampland, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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wetland

Alternatives for BOG

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